About the day » Thursday September 2, 1875Calender converter

• Anna Maria Cornelia van Arensbergen, Gennep, 6591, Nederland († 1941)
• Adrianus Anthonie Immerzeel, Naaldwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1935)
• Allegonda Maria Wilhelmina Scharwachter, Zutphen, Gelderland, Nederland
• Sorel, Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1875)
• Adriana Cornelia Harteveld, Den Haag († 1951)
• Adam Adrianus Poppelier, Dordrecht, Nederland († 1952)
• Anna Marie Bakkum, Alkmaar († 1876)
• Alida Elisabeth le NOBLE, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Molling, Onstwedde († 1949)
• Adrianus Noomen, Bergambacht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1952)

• Aafje Hoedjes (60), Hoorn
• Agnes Graham SMITH (41)
• Anetta Martina van Voorst (0), Voorthuizen (Barneveld)
• Antje Sijbrands (85), Beverwijk, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Antonia Jeannette de Jel (0), Delfshaven
• Anthonius Warmerdam (0), Lisse
• Ally Dollarhide (86), Mooresville, Morgan, Indiana, United States
• Aaltje Hendriks Mulder (70), Vriescheloo, Nederland
• Annetta Martina Van Voorst (0), Voorthuizen, Gelderland, Netherlands
• Adam Fredrik Siedenburg (62), Valkenburg

• 1862 » Franjo Krežma, Croatian violinist and composer († 1881)
• 1865 » Simeón Ola, Filipino general and politician († 1952)
• 1866 » Charles Vintcent, South African cricketer and rugby player († 1943)
• 1873 » Lily Poulett-Harris, Australian cricketer and educator († 1897)
• 1877 » Frederick Soddy, English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1956)
• 1878 » Herman, Estonian-Finnish archbishop († 1961)
• 1878 » Ion Dragoumis, Greek philosopher and diplomat († 1920)
• 1878 » Werner von Blomberg, German field marshal († 1946)
• 1883 » Archduchess Elisabeth Marie of Austria († 1963)
• 1884 » Frank Laubach, American missionary and mystic († 1970)

• 1832 » Franz Xaver von Zach, Hungarian-French astronomer and academic (b. 1754)
• 1834 » Thomas Telford, Scottish engineer and architect, designed the Menai Suspension Bridge (b. 1757)
• 1865 » William Rowan Hamilton, Irish physicist, astronomer, and mathematician (b. 1805)
• 1872 » N. F. S. Grundtvig, Danish pastor, philosopher, and author (b. 1783)
• 1877 » Constantine Kanaris, Greek admiral and politician, 16th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1793)
• 1885 » Giuseppe Bonavia, Maltese architect (b. 1821)
• 1898 » Wilford Woodruff, American religious leader, 4th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (b. 1807)
• 1910 » Henri Rousseau, French painter (b. 1844)
• 1918 » John Forrest, Australian politician, 1st Premier of Western Australia (b. 1847)
• 1921 » Henry Austin Dobson, English poet and critic (b. 1840)

1. Jan
2. Johannes
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Pieter
6. Willem
7. Gerrit
8. Jacob
9. Petrus
10. Jacobus
11. Adrianus
12. Arie
13. Dirk
14. Hendrikus
15. Leendert
16. Gerardus

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Adriana
7. Catharina
8. Hendrika
9. Wilhelmina
10. Aaltje
11. Grietje
12. Neeltje
13. Trijntje
14. Antje
15. Jacoba
16. Petronella

• Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• From August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
• The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
• February 25 » Guangxu Emperor of Qing dynasty China begins his reign, under Empress Dowager Cixi's regency.
• May 20 » Signing of the Metre Convention by 17 nations leading to the establishment of the International System of Units.
• July 9 » The Herzegovina Uprising against Ottoman rule begins, which would last until 1878 and have far-reaching implications throughout the Balkans.
• August 25 » Captain Matthew Webb becomes the first person to swim across the English Channel, traveling from Dover, England, to Calais, France, in 21 hours and 45 minutes.
• October 16 » Brigham Young University is founded in Provo, Utah.
• December 4 » Notorious New York City politician Boss Tweed escapes from prison; he is later recaptured in Spain.

The temperature on September 2, 1875 was about 18.9 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m² and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 56%.